Cyclists in Cardiff are calling for cars to give them more space on Cardiff's roads with a staged event.

Riverside and Canton cyclists have planned a protest against double parked cars on yellow lines and on cycle lanes to raise awareness of the danger they can cause to other road users.

Members of Cardiff Cycle Campaign will be along Cowbridge Road East – where cars frequently double-park to get to the local shops and a stretch of road which can be a daunting experience for cyclists - on Saturday 2 April.

Those at the protest, along with two stripy tigers, intend to to talk to problem parkers as they return to their cars and hand out leaflets alerting drivers to the danger they can cause by parking across the city's cycle lanes. Protesters will also be watching out for pavement cyclists and encouraging them to use the roads.

The protest has gained support of local Riverside and Canton councillors who are also keen cyclists. New Riverside councillor Iona Gordon, an active cycle campaigner, is attending the protest with fellow cyclist Richard Cook after their surgery.

Iona Gordon is chair of Cardiff Cycling Campaign Public Domain

Gordon said:

"When I was involved in the recent byelection many people said how angry they get with cyclists who ride on the pavements and cyclists who do not stop at red lights.

"This is why the cycle protest is asking motorists to show more respect to cyclists and cyclists to respect pedestrian space on the pavements. I think far more people would cycle to the shops, bingo, doctor's surgery if they felt it was safer.

"If car drivers reduced the speed they drive at in built up areas and gave cyclists space I am sure we would see more people out on their bikes for short everyday journeys like they do in Holland and Denmark.

"The less vehicles on the road the better it is for cyclists and the better it is for the environment and for people's health and well being. Oh yes and we shall also be looking out for drivers talking on their mobile phones, this is another danger to cyclists and pedestrians alike."

All cyclists are invited to join the protest – meeting outside the front of Chapter Arts Centre in Canton between 11.30am and 11.45am. Protesters are asked to wear black/yellow/orange and fluorescent as the theme is 'double yellow lines'. The protest will start at 12pm and last for about 30 minutes.

What do you think of the protest and the problem of double-parked cars on Cowbridge Road East? Leave your comments below.